19870418010039A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrbd BEDEBD5 · Kankakee, IL · April 18, 1987

Date
April 18, 1987 · 12:20 local
Place
Kankakee, IL
Airport
Greater Kankakee
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N501RM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87DEE08
Reported as
Amtrbd BEDEBD5
Reported engine
AMTR KAWASAKI*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
214 total0 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departed on first test flight at 1000 feet aircraft rolled left spiraled and hit ground. Carburetor defect suspect.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT AT 1000 FEET AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT SPIRALED AND HIT GROUND. CARBURETOR DEFECT SUSPECT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.